The plant lignan secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG) from flaxseed may be antitumorigenic due to its estrogenic and antiestrogenic effects, anti-oxidative effects, antiproliferative and anti-aromatase effects. Review of studies showing anticarcinogenic
Chronic inflammation appears to contribute to tumor progression by establishing a milieu conducive to development of different cancers at all three stages of tumor development: initiation, progression and metastasis, inducing the release of a variety of c
A hypercoagulable or prothrombotic state of malignancy occurs due to the ability of tumor cells to activate the coagulation system. It has been estimated that hypercoagulation accounts for a significant percentage of mortality and morbidity in cancer pati
Due to their anticoagulant effect, antithrombotic agents may interfere with thrombin generation and with fibrin formation induced by cancer cells, thus inhibiting the mechanism of metastasis.